Oropouche virus isolation, Southeast Brazil

  • Márcio Roberta Teixeira Nunes
  • , Lívia Carício Martins
  • , Sueli Guerreiro Rodrigues
  • , Jannifer Oliveira Chiang
  • , Raimunda Do Socorro Da Silva Azevedo
  • , Amelia P.A. Travassos Da Rosa
  • , Pedro Fernando Da Costa Vasconcelos

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Abstract

An Oropouche virus strain was isolated from a novel host (Callithrix sp.) in Arinos, Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. The virus was identified by complement fixation test and confirmed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Phylogenetic analysis identified this strain as a genotype III isolate previously recognized only in Panama.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1610-1613
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging infectious diseases
Volume11
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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